Wednesday, November 25, 2015

I LOVE this pattern!!! It fit me right off with only one muslin and tinny changes.

The pattern is so cool, unique, and modern with darts that form a v. Easy to sew, fun to see the new and different way the bodice comes together, and a great fit for my body!

My sister brought me the silk from china and I lined the bodice with a black silk habotai.

I used a six paneled skirt different from the pattern because I wanted to leave the floral print of the fabric as undisturbed by sewing lines as possible.

I also made a silk Bolero to go with the dress fro cooler days: The Bolero pattern is from Sew Chic:http://www.sewchicpatterns.com/victory.html. I love the way the V of the darts form a diamond with the arc of the bolero.

Ff course, being silk the dress feels like heaven and moves with grace!

Oh my poor neglected blog! Happily I have been sewing just not blogging!

This is a ceylon dress I made for my wonderful friend Christine.

I used Colette's Pattern https://www.colettepatterns.com/catalog/ceylon. Funny how you can be friends with someone for millions of years but not until I sewed this dress for her did I realize how petit she is - less than a size 0! I used the sleeve from Colette's Macaron dress because I liked how the scallop of that Macaron Dress echos the neckline.

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Christine is a fabulous landscape oil painter and she chose this lovely cotton with a print os deer, leaves and flowers. I loved working with it to get interesting ways in which the print lined up.